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Smash – “The Callback”

“The Callback” February 13th, 2012 As is evidenced by the limited output here at Cultural Learnings, I don’t have a lot of free time right now, which is why I’ve been prioritizing watching television (an exercise that I find particularly … Continue reading

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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Shameless and Strike Back

Showtime’s Shameless Aired: January to March With Shameless starting its second season next weekend, and with my parents recently gaining access to an expansive OnDemand archive featuring the series, I’ve taken the past week or so to introduce them to … Continue reading

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Cultural Checkup: MTV’s Awkward.

Cultural Checkup: MTV’s Awkward. August 17th, 2011 In my head, MTV’s Awkward. has become this season’s equivalent of ABC Family’s Huge (which I covered last summer), although the two shows aren’t really that similar. I mean, both are shows on … Continue reading

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Cultural Checkup: USA’s Suits and White Collar

Cultural Checkup: Suits and White Collar August 12th, 2011 Although I’ve stopped watching Burn Notice, and ceased my bizarre commitment to the dull Royal Pains this summer, and didn’t bother with Covert Affairs’ second season, and didn’t even bother with … Continue reading

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Review: FX’s Wilfred is Weird (in More Ways Than One)

I am very curious to see how people respond to FX’s Wilfred, which debuts tonight at 10/9c on FX. On the one hand, I’m interested in how divisive the show’s premise will be: this is a decidedly weird premise, and … Continue reading

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Hiding Behind the Brand: How The Killing Threatens the Future of AMC

I haven’t seen the first season finale of AMC’s The Killing. In fact, I haven’t seen the last five episodes of the show’s first season – I fell behind a few weeks ago, struggled to find the motivation to continue, … Continue reading

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Season Finale: Game of Thrones – “Fire and Blood”

“Fire and Blood” June 19th, 2011 “There you will see what life is worth when all the rest is gone.” Earlier this week, I rewatched last week’s penultimate episode, “Baelor,” with my brother who was seeing it for the first … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “Baelor”

“Baelor” June 12th, 2011 “I learned how to die a long time ago.” It has been a bit of an adventure tiptoeing around the events of “Baelor” over the past eight weeks. It’s been a bit of a game, honestly … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “The Pointy End”

“The Pointy End” June 5th, 2011 “Written by George R.R. Martin” The credits for Game of Thrones has always read “Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss,” but the question of authorship has always been considerably more complicated. The fact … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “You Win or You Die”

“You Win or You Die” May 29th, 2011 “It’s the family name that lives on. It’s all that lives on.” [You can also hear additional thoughts on this episode in a special edition of the Talking TV with Ryan and … Continue reading

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